Treasures from the attic
Subtitle: the extraordinary story of Anne Frank's family
By: Mirjam Pressler with Gerti Elias ; translated from the German by Damion Searls
Contributors: Elias, Gerti, 1933-
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Translated from: ger
Number of pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780297860884
Subjects: Family; Jews; Biography; Holocaust victims; History; Families
Work titles: Grüsse und Küsse an alle
Description: "Anne Frank wrote a diary from the age of 13 as she hid for over two years in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse escaping the horrors of Nazi occupation. An intimate record of tension and struggle, adolescence and confinement, anger and heartbreak, it is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century, famed throughout the world. Since first publication in 1947, the diary has been read by tens of millions of people in many different translations. A bestseller in its 1952 and 1997 (definitive) editions, it remains a beloved and deeply admired testament to the indestructible nature of the human spirit. Recently discovered letters, documents and photographs of Anne and her family including letters from her, her father's letters from Auschwitz and his poignant descriptions of searching for his family after the war and his discovery of the diaries, have been made into a family saga by Mirjam Pressler, the editor of the definitive edition of the Diary. The book, which reads like a novel, an epic, fateful, family saga, recounts the story of Anne's family both before, during and after the war. It contrasts the normality of family life with the horrors of persecution, deportation and the concentration camps and through it we gain new insight into Anne and her iconic diary, one of those unique documents that portrays innocence and humanity, suffering and survival in the starkest and most moving terms."--Publisher's description.
Notes: "Originally published in Germany as Grüsse und Küsse an alle: Die Geschichte der Familie von Anne Frank by S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, in 2009"--Title page verso.

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